Trump's deluge of executive orders means California, usually the state suing to advance a progressive agenda, now finds itself fighting in court to preserve the status quo – playing defense, not ...

For years, wildfire-resilient home and neighborhood design has been a niche consideration for many California homeowners. January’s Los Angeles firestorms have made it feel more like an urgent ...

Some teachers and advocates objected to a plan to require phonics instruction in K-12 schools. The latest deal makes it optional.

Growing up with the constant fear of a parent's deportation was a heavy burden, says a victims advocate whose father lacked legal status.

Redlands school board can't legally ban transgender athletes, but a majority voted for a resolution opposing them anyway.

California released an annual report on conditions in ICE detention centers, signaling it intends to oversee them during the ...

AI companion systems can exacerbate problems like addition and self harm, researchers working with Common Sense Media conclude.

You just can’t walk up to people with brown skin and say give me your papers,' a judge said in ordering the Border Patrol to halt warrantless sweeps in California.

Whose safety and security are they prioritizing?” said a representative of a California domestic violence shelter that lost a federal grant in a culling from the Trump administration.

California's collapsing salmon runs and Dungeness crab rules have forced restaurants, charter boats and commercial fishers in Bodega Bay to adapt.

Health insurance exchange Covered California transmitted pregnancy and abuse data during a marketing campaign. It is ...

California's data privacy agency and several politicians are folding from pressure by business interests and pushing to weaken protections.